EMC part number CX-SA07-010TU identifies the CX-SA07-010TU - EMC 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive, an enterprise-grade Desktop Hard Drive unit appropriate for data-center, server-room, and workstation deployment. Technical specifications include capacity of 1 TB, spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, interface of SATA, data rate of 3 Gb/s. Typical workloads include VMware ESXi datastores, Veeam / Rubrik / Cohesity backup repositories, RDBMS data files (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle), and log-tier storage for Splunk and Elastic. Pro Disk Network supplies the CX-SA07-010TU to US business buyers. Stocked units ship same-day on in-stock orders placed before 3pm ET. Pro Disk Network applies a 90-day functional warranty. Free US ground shipping on orders over $150; same-day expedited (UPS Next Day Air, FedEx Priority) available at checkout.
The CX-SA07-010TU is a EMC desktop hard drive component with capacity 1 TB, spindle speed 7,200 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch. Pro Disk Network sells the CX-SA07-010TU for $3,191.67 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the CX-SA07-010TU work with my RAID controller?
The CX-SA07-010TU operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the CX-SA07-010TU ship?
CX-SA07-010TU orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
The CX-SA07-010TU is deployed by US enterprises, MSPs, government, and education customers across multiple infrastructure scenarios. Below are the most common deployment patterns Pro Disk Network sees in real-world orders.
Veeam Backup Repository — Cost-optimised backup target for Veeam B&R, Rubrik, or Cohesity primary backup tier. RAID 6 over 8–24 drives delivers 100+ TB usable per server.
Splunk Warm/Cold Tier — Appropriate for Splunk warm/cold/frozen indexes where ingest write rates are below 200 MB/s per node. Avoid for hot-tier indexes — use NVMe instead.
File Server / SMB Shares — General-purpose Windows Server / Samba shares for departmental file storage. RAID 5 for capacity, RAID 10 for IOPS-sensitive workloads.
Object Storage (Ceph / MinIO) — JBOD presentation behind Ceph OSDs or MinIO erasure-coded pools. Mix with NVMe metadata drives for production object stores.
What is the CX-SA07-010TU?
The CX-SA07-010TU is a EMC enterprise-grade hard drive with capacity 1 TB and spindle speed 7,200 RPM, manufactured by EMC. Pro Disk Network ships this part new and certified-refurbished from our US warehouse with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3 PM ET, backed by a 30-day return guarantee.
Pros & Cons of CX-SA07-010TU
Pros
Direct-to-rack shipping on multi-pack orders
Sequential serial-number bundling for cluster builds
Cons
Not recommended for OLTP databases above 50 TPS
Mechanical drive — expect 5–10W idle power per unit
3.5" form factor only — confirm caddy fit before ordering
Frequently Asked Questions about CX-SA07-010TU
Is the CX-SA07-010TU a genuine EMC part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every CX-SA07-010TU as factory-original EMC inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned EMC servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the CX-SA07-010TU work with my RAID controller?
The CX-SA07-010TU operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the CX-SA07-010TU ship?
CX-SA07-010TU orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
What is the warranty on the CX-SA07-010TU?
New CX-SA07-010TU units carry the full EMC manufacturer warranty (typically 1 to 5 years depending on product line). Refurbished and bulk-OEM units include a Pro Disk Network advance-replacement warranty (90 days refurbished). DOA replacement is free within 30 days of receipt.
Do you offer bulk pricing for the CX-SA07-010TU?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the CX series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
CX-SA05-010 — CX-SA05-010 - EMC Corporation 1TB 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $219.07
CX-SA07-010 — CX-SA07-010 - EMC 1TB 7200RPM SATA II 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $172.42
CX-SA07-010U — CX-SA07-010U - EMC 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive (SATA to Fiber Channel Interposer) for CLARiiON CX3 / CX4 Series Storage System — $472.54
CX-SA07-020 — CX-SA07-020 - EMC 2TB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive (SATA to Fiber Channel Interposer) for CLARiiON CX Series Storage System — $291.79
CX-SA07-020TU — CX-SA07-020TU - EMC 2TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $331.80
CX-SA07-020U — CX-SA07-020U - EMC 2TB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive (SATA to Fiber Channel Interposer) for CLARiiON CX Series Storage System — $384.58
CX-SA07-030 — CX-SA07-030 - EMC 3TB 7200RPM Fibre Channel 4Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive for VNX 5300/ 5500/ 5700 Series Storage Systems — $278.37
CX-SA07-030TU — CX-SA07-030TU - EMC 3TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $7,329.72
CX-SA07-500 — CX-SA07-500 - EMC 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive (SATA to Fiber Channel Interposer) for CLARiiON CX Series Storage Systems — $250.53
CX-SA07-500U — CX-SA07-500U - EMC 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive (SATA to Fiber Channel Interposer) for CLARiiON CX Series Storage Systems — $210.53
CX-SA07-750 — CX-SA07-750 - EMC 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3GB/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive (SATA to Fiber Channel Interposer) for CLARiiON CX Series Storage System — $344.33
CX-SA07-750HS — CX-SA07-750HS - EMC 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $962.32
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Desktop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the CX-SA07-010TU is best deployed in the capacity tier with NVMe cache drives in front. Size the cache layer at 10% of usable capacity for write-intensive workloads and 5% for read-leaning workloads. For Veeam backup repositories, plan around 1.5× the size of your protected estate to allow for incremental forever chains plus synthetic fulls. Splunk warm tier sizing should follow the daily ingest rate × retention days × 1.6 compression overhead.
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
For VMware ESXi 8 hosts, enable vSphere's predictive-failure analysis on the CX-SA07-010TU via the host's storage device list. The host queries SMART on a regular cadence and surfaces yellow/red warnings in vCenter before the drive fails outright. On Linux, use smartctl piped to your monitoring system; on Windows Server, Storage Spaces exposes health state directly in Server Manager.